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Sydney Airport granted CO2 standard accreditation
/Sydney Airport has announced it has been Airport Carbon Accredited by Airports Council International (ACI) under its carbon standard for airports. In order to achieve certification at Level 1 (Mapping) of Airport Carbon Accreditation, the airport had to map sources of CO2 emissions on the airport site and then have its specific carbon footprint independently
Read moreJORN upgrade achieves FOC
/ | 5 Comments on JORN upgrade achieves FOCAn upgrade to the ADF’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) has achieved a final operational capability (FOC), Defence Minister David Johnston has announced. Senator Johnston said the successful delivery of Project JP 2025 Phase 5 has improved JORN’s over-the-horizon-radar performance and its integration with the wider Defence command and control and intelligence networks. “The
Read moreRe-analysis of MH370 data confirms Indian Ocean search area
/A re-analysis of raw data from satellite communications provider Inmarsat has confirmed the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went down in the southern Indian Ocean after running out of fuel. The analysis of 45 pages of raw data which details ‘handshake’ communications logs between the aircraft and the Inmarsat satellite which is in geosynchronous orbit
Read moreQantas to close Melbourne, Brisbane call centres
/ | 2 Comments on Qantas to close Melbourne, Brisbane call centresQantas says it will close its call centres in Brisbane and Melbourne in a bid to cut costs, with up to 450 people set to lose their jobs. The airline says it will consolidate its call centre operations in Hobart and offer all affected employees the option of relocating to the Tasmanian capital. There are
Read moreCASA finds airspace issues for Wellcamp airport
/ | 5 Comments on CASA finds airspace issues for Wellcamp airportWellcamp airport nearing completion just outside Toowoomba is expected to have some air traffic management issues given its close proximity to two other airfields, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says. The CASA Office of Airspace Regulation’s preliminary assessment of airspace issues at Brisbane West Wellcamp airport found there were a series of potential air
Read moreAsiana becomes 11th A380 operator
/Asiana Airlines has become the 11th operator to take delivery of the Airbus A380. The South Korean airline’s first of six A380s was handed over in a ceremony at Airbus’s Toulouse facility on May 26. Asiana’s A380s are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 900s and are being fitted with a three-class, 495-seat layout. The airline plans
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